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Exhumation   /ɛkshjˌumˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Exhumation

noun
1.
The act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried.  Synonyms: digging up, disinterment.





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"Exhumation" Quotes from Famous Books



... The question of the exhumation of the body appears to be involved in legal technicalities as to the ownership of the vault. At one time it was vested in the son of Mrs. Druce who commenced the litigation. Then there appeared this other claimant, Mr. George Hollamby Druce, and it is said that the present owner ...
— The Portland Peerage Romance • Charles J. Archard
... come. Let us inform ourselves of what is happening down there. Let us visit the place of corruption. I shall never invite anybody to the exhumation. Of those about me, only little Paul has ...
— The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles • Jean Henri Fabre


Words linked to "Exhumation" :   human action, act, human activity, exhume, deed


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